Indigenous Visionary Tammy Martin Interviews Expert Weaver

Mar 4, 2021 | Blog, Our Programs

Interviewing Indigenous Visionaries_ A Navajo Weaver, Gloria Begay_. by Tammy Martin

Tammy Martin, a member of the American Indian College Fund’s Indigenous Visionaries program, interviewed a fellow community member and Navajo weaver, Gloria Begay, about how her craft helped her as a Navajo woman. In their conversation Begay shared how weaving was a way for her to fund her college education and serve as therapy during hard times.

Read the article Tammy Martin wrote for the Diné College Navajo Cultural Arts Program blog at http://www.navajoculturalartsprogram.org/blog/interviewing-indigenous-visionaries-a-navajo-weaver-gloria-begay-by-tammy-martin.

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